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The trigger for the demonstrations that brought the downfall of President Omar al-Bashir in April was the trebling of the price of bread last December. It came after a devaluation of the Sudanese poun...

The trigger for the demonstrations that brought the downfall of President Omar al-Bashir in April was the trebling of the price of bread last December. It came after a devaluation of the Sudanese poun...

Those who attended or listened to the speeches delivered during Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) May Day commemorations in Dzivarasekwa, Harare, last week will testify of how the labour body's...

Hawkins, an economics professor who founded the Graduate School of Management at the University of Zimbabwe, made the remarks at a recent breakfast meeting hosted by the Institute of Directors Zimbabw...

THE Government will this week meet with bakers and millers to discuss the recent increase in bread prices which it feels is unfair and unjustified and map a way forward to come up with an affordable p...

LAST week I watched a video of Patrick Chinamasa chanting the ED-pfee slogan pitching the Mnangagwa presidential candidacy for the 2023 elections. For some, kicking off elections campaign for 2023 thi...

Zimbabweans have said former president Robert Mugabe was a relatively better dictator than incumbent Emerson Mnangagwa because although he plundered the country's resources, Mugabe did not pass the co...

MOST families in Zimbabwe are now surviving on one meal per day as prices of basic commodities continue to spiral out of control amid a worsening economic crisis, a Consumer Council of Zimbabwe (CCZ) ...

Not too long ago, three months ago in fact, fuel in Zimbabwe was cheaper than bottled water and flights from the country were some of the cheapest around. This was thanks to a fixed exchange rate that...

GOVERNMENT plans to support small bakeries and confectionaries in small towns around the country to help increase their capacity and eventually bring down the cost of bread, Industry and Commerce mini...

A lot of publications have run with this story already but I couldn't find the original Facebook post. Strive Masiyiwa posts extensively and engages quite much on his page so I spent an hour trying to...

THE Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association (ZNLWVA) has condemned the unjustified increase in the prices of basic commodities and called on responsible authorities to take urgent measur...

Zimbabwe is nearing the much dreaded economic horrors of 2008 punctuated by hyperinflation, widespread shortages of foreign currency and fuel coupled with a spike in prices of everything, including st...

The 18th of April is a monumentally historic date in the history of our country. It is the date our country achieved a hard-fought political independence. Zimbabwe's gallant sons and daughters sacrifi...

GOVERNMENT yesterday called on the Bakers' Association of Zimbabwe to reconsider its position to hike the price of bread and allow for consultations to take place first before any increase is effected...

Government and bakers have agreed to reduce the price of bread from $2,20 to $1,80 a loaf, while Cabinet has approved a multi-million dollar package for businesses affected by the recent violent demon...

THE price of bread has gone down to $1,90 per loaf from $2,50 but shortages remain. In Bulawayo supermarkets and Baker's Inn outlets, bread was selling at $1,90. A few outlets were selling a loaf at $...

BAKERS have increased the price of bread, with a standard loaf now pegged at $2,60 or alternatively US$0,90, citing the rising cost of production after government failed to provide support to maintain...

Shop owners last week went into an overdrive raising the price of bread from $1.50 to between $3 and $4 even though the wholesale price had not changed, prompting the Zanu-PF youth league led by provi...

The price of bread on Thursday was reportedly being sold for prices ranging between $3 and $6 all over the country as the demand for the commodity rises and the suppliers are failing to meet the deman...

The Grain Millers Association of Zimbabwe (GMAZ), which represents the country's major milling companies, has said bakers' decision to unilaterally increase the price of bread from $1.10 to $2.20 is u...

Government's call for bread retailers to revert to the old price of $1,10 for a loaf from the $2,10 as announced by Lobels on Friday was heeded by most retailers, although with alarming consequences....

Some stakeholders in the baking industry have held secret consultations over the past week to unilaterally peg the price of a standard loaf of bread to the prevailing black market rate of the United S...

PRICES of basic commodities, among other crucial daily requirements like fuel, have continued to skyrocket, with the Grain Millers' Association of Zimbabwe (GMAZ) warning that the cost of bread is lik...

THE price of bread may revert to $1 from $1.10 per loaf in the next two weeks as grain processors are engaging Government over procurement of wheat. Addressing journalists in Bulawayo on Thursday, Gra...

NEWLY-APPOINTED Finance and Economic Development minister Mthuli Ncube faces the unenviable task of navigating Zimbabwe's stuttering economy through serious challenges and will need to make tough deci...

THE price of bread is set to go up today as bakers struggle to secure flour amid rising operational costs and shortage of foreign currency to buy essential raw materials and equipment, it has emerged....